Birthday Party For Tyler and Megan

Yesterday we decided to celebrate the birthdays of Tyler and Megan with the Steenblik side of the family.  We were going to do it with all the family, but then most my family went to St. George for my grandpa's 90th birthday party - a good reason for them to miss out on the party of my two little ones.  So since my family was going to be out of town we partied with the Steenblik's.

We decided to just have it at Tony's parents house and have his siblings come there.  Nate and Amy with their kids came into town the night before from Oregon so that they can bless their baby Cora here with all their family.  Derek ended up being called into work, so we missed him.  Otherwise all the family was together.
Tony's parents took us all out to dinner at IHOP.  Kids eat free there, so that was the perfect choice for a group with eight kids.  After dinner we went back to the Steenblik's for presents, cake, and ice cream.
Tyler and Megan were both very excited to open their presents.  Megan opened the wagon from Tony and I first (it was the biggest) and she loved it.  We then let Tyler open a couple while she played with the wagon. 
Tyler liked his presents and wanted to play with them right away, but I made him wait until today.  Grandma got Megan a Minnie Mouse chair and she fell in love.  She wouldn't let anyone touch her chair or her wagon and kept both of them very close to her for quite a while.  It was pretty entertaining to watch her try to keep both of them at the same time.  All the pictures I took of it were blurry, darn camera.
After cake and ice cream we changed the kids into their pajamas and took them home.  The kids had so much fun playing with their cousins and celebrating birthdays.  It is always fun to spend time with family, especially when you haven't seen them in a while.  We sure do love our family and miss them when they are gone.